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1. 4 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   Sunny here today too, only around -15C and still not much moving given all the snow. Lost power across a broad section of Montreal last night (luckily only for 1 1/2 hours), no garbage/recycling/compost pick-up for a week ‘cause the trucks can’t maneuver for all the snow. All this means we’ll have some EPIC snow-clearing operations (literally the only part of winter here that I enjoy, it’s super-cool to watch) in the coming days!

2. 5 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   Yup, not any kind of holiday here in Quebec. Except it’s a “please stay at home if you can” day on this particular February 17 in Montreal because we’ve had 75+ centimeters of snow (in two big storms) since February 13. Wheee!

3. 6 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   We’ve got the same storm as you up here in Montreal, but fortunately for us it will continue as snow and not transition to freezing rain. (I hate freezing rain!) Had a big storm just 3 days ago, some 31 centimeters of snow, and today’s storm is predicted to bring anywhere from 25 to 40 cm more. Glad I don’t actually have to go outside again until at least Tuesday!

4. 11 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   So sorry to hear about this! As others have noted, you cannot be denied HR services, so please call them to tell them what is going on. And document everything even if it’s just for your own files. Good luck!

5. 28 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   Currently -12C, at 11:30 AM. Supposed to get up to a balmy -11C later on!

6. about 1 month ago on Breaking Cat News

   So sorry to hear this, though I’m sure you gave her a good long life….It’s always hard.

7. about 1 month ago on Breaking Cat News

   I dunno, most printers that I’ve had over the years (Canon, HP, Brother, Epson) have generally worked well for 3 to 5 years before conking out. Mind you, I don’t print something every day, sometimes only 1-2 pages a week, so that might help :-}

8. about 2 months ago on Breaking Cat News

   Yay!

9. 2 months ago on Day by Dave

   Montreal’s is, I believe, 4:11 PM today

10. 2 months ago on Breaking Cat News

    Yes, there were even special Santa-letter mailboxes set up at picketing sites, though I’m not sure what the striking workers were planning to do with them. It’s a sticky situation, as essentially Canada Post is fighting an existential battle because couriers deliver parcels so much more cheaply than CP and fewer and fewer people need letter delivery, using email instead. sigh